Waah waaah, i forgot Kibera number nane!

Aki @AA, have mercy, you don't kick a man who is down already!

Man-U should just buy and eat lots of quail eggs

Mata is ending his misery at chelsea and jumps into the sinking ship at OT. For one his salary will go up and so too will be his playing time.

However, how he will fit into Man-u's playing style is a mystery. Mata's play is kind of silva/Nasri/Carzola type, playing behind the frontline, passing the ball between lines, picking up a run etc.

Man-u on the other hand tend to rely heavily on wing play and counter attacks. Mata kind of slows down the game which isnt too good for counter attacks. If he plays in the middle, what happens to Rooney and Kagawa?

Anyways...the signing brings a bit of good news during this Moyes-induced depression.

Hoping the 37million pounds will not be a flop aka Fellaini and co.

No.4, without a doubt...

C&P from ESPN...

Many have wondered how and where Mata will fit in at United. In this side, the answer is comparatively simple: he could slot in behind one striker. When van Persie and Rooney are added to the equation, it becomes more complicated. Yet even in the absence of the two resident superstars, Moyes may have offered a hint of his tactics when the Spaniard signs.

The Scot dispensed with out-and-out wingers altogether and started with No. 10s, Shinji Kagawa and Januzaj, cutting in from the flanks. The teenager's future is assured and, once again, he was United's most creative player; indeed, central as he often is to their plans, he can look more dangerous in a wider role, as Sunderland know to their cost.

Yet that leaves the Japanese playmaker as the likely fall guy; certainly the interpretation of the dedicated band of Kagawa followers from his homeland is that Mata's recruitment will sound a death knell for their compatriot's United career.

If Moyes' mind is made up, Kagawa's influential performance was a case of too little, too late. Nonetheless, it was one of his brighter showings in a United shirt. He provided the cross when Darren Fletcher struck the post. Time and again, he looked for Hernandez, the Mexican's movement chiming with the quick-witted Japanese's eye for a pass. However, it was telling that, with the tie finely poised, Moyes replaced Kagawa with Antonio Valencia. Kagawa does not command his confidence and, in time, it is possible to envisage United playing 4-2-3-1 with Mata, Rooney and Januzaj behind Van Persie.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/new...and-manchester-25858527

I guess we'll have to wait and see. Here's another opinion (s) from Garb Marchotti so opinion ni mingi...

http://espnfc.com/blog/_...united/id/11843?cc=3888

I doubt Aguerro and Suarez will leave for Madrid unless they splash the kind of money they did for Bale and the players want to leave, so Rooney could end up in Madrid or Chelsea depending on which club bids the most. If we don't qualify for CL we'll definitely not keep Rooney, and we might not, even if qualify.

But I agree with Garb Marcotti, a brand does not die overnight. Mata was earning 70k pounds per week and will now be earning more than double, despite the fact that he's not assured of CL football next season. Ofcourse he wants to play in the WC which is the motivating factor but wages and brand remain an attraction. And yes, Spurs IS NOT Man Utd.

So let's see how things pan out...

[quote=smano]Another record in the wrong direction broken by Man Utd...

http://espnfc.com/news/s...table-rich-list?cc=3888[/quote]


Is this empire crumbling under our noses!